MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
05/14/1972
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK KNICKERBOCKERS AT CHICAGO TRADERS
GAME ID: 510 - SUNDAY, MAY 14TH , 1972 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Knickerbockers (20-18) 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 8 7 0
Chicago Traders (19-17) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0
Guest Knickerbockers Win, 8-3, at Chicago
The timely hitting of Francisco Chavez helped the New York Knickerbockers down the Chicago Traders, 8-3. Chavez went 1 for 3 with a home run, while adding 5 RBI and scoring once for the Knickerbockers. The winning pitcher was Danny Abril. He tossed 99 pitches over 8 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. New York is now 20-18.

With New York leading 4-3 in the top of the seventh, Chavez hit a splitter from Larry Cox for a grand slam home run. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Knickerbockers ahead, 8-3.

"Winning is all that really matters and we got it done today," Chavez told the New York Chronicle.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Underwood RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .275 5 20
S. Wright 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .336 5 23
F. Chavez 1B 3 1 1 5 0 1 3 .226 4 21
R. Freeman LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .190 8 20
W. Baker CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .302 0 23
R. Zink 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 3 12
A. Covarrubio C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .214 2 9
   a-R. Hotz C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
D. Lamons SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .315 1 10
D. Abril P 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .235 1 1
   b-S. Hudson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 1
   J. Espinoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 8 7 8 3 4 12      
a - R. Hotz substituted for A. Covarrubio in the 8th
b - S. Hudson pinch hit for D. Abril in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lamons (6, 7th Inning off L. Cox, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Chavez (4, 7th Inning off L. Cox, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Underwood , F. Chavez 4 , R. Freeman 2 , A. Covarrubio , D. Lamons 3
2-out RBI: F. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zink
Sac Fly: F. Chavez , W. Baker
Hit by Pitch: B. Underwood
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Fuentes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .319 0 10
J. Sledd 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .329 5 17
F. Precourt CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .277 0 16
J. Madsen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281 6 24
J. Benson RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .262 3 21
E. White C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 15
G. Russell 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 2 9
D. Lindsey SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 0 7
   b-T. Rathbone PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
L. Cox P 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .100 0 0
   R. Birch P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Farrell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 0
   G. Allen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-W. McCord PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 0 3
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 5 10      
a - D. Farrell pinch hit for R. Birch in the 7th
b - T. Rathbone pinch hit for D. Lindsey in the 9th
c - W. McCord pinch hit for G. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Precourt (8, 1st Inning off D. Abril, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Benson (3, 6th Inning off D. Abril, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Fuentes , J. Sledd , F. Precourt 2 , J. Benson 5 , G. Russell , T. Rathbone
2-out RBI: J. Benson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Fuentes
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Benson (2)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Abril W (4-3) 8.0 6 3 3 3 5 1 99 2.31   
J. Espinoza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Abril 60
Batters Faced: D. Abril 32, J. Espinoza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Abril 6-12, J. Espinoza 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Abril 99-64, J. Espinoza 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Cox L (3-3) 6.2 6 8 8 3 4 1 106 3.47   
R. Birch 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.59   
G. Allen 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Cox 31
Batters Faced: L. Cox 30, R. Birch 2, G. Allen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Cox 9-7, R. Birch 0-1, G. Allen 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Cox 106-66, R. Birch 9-5, G. Allen 15-10
Hit Batsmen: L. Cox
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Chavez
Ballpark: Union Field
Weather: Rain (56 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 18346
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